ST STEPHEN SOCIETY

Registered charity 285391 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The promotion of Christian faith and the relief of poverty throughout the world.

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND RELIEF OF POVERTY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bristol, City of, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£98k

Latest spending

£81k

Registered

1982

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £47,100, up from £30,208 in the prior year, following a net movement in funds of £16,892. The charity reported total income of £97,847 against charitable expenditure of £80,955. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission; Financial Conduct Authority; Homes England; Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Benjamin David Ford
CAROLINE COLLINGTON
DEBORAH JANE FOSTER
JAMES ODGERS · trustee of 1 other charity
THOMAS BENJAMIN HIGHLEY ARCHER

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£98k	£81k
31/03/2024	£46k	£79k
31/03/2023	£243k	£226k
31/03/2022	£193k	£205k
31/03/2021	£71k	£49k

Common questions

Is ST STEPHEN SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £47,100, up from £30,208 in the prior year, following a net movement in funds of £16,892. The charity reported total income of £97,847 against charitable expenditure of £80,955. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE COUNTESS OF HUNTINGDON'S CONNEXION	1	£8k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with STROUD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP.

STROUD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP income £110k
COMMUNITY OF SAINT JOHN income £116k
ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH, MIDDLETON income £36k
STONY STRATFORD COMMUNITY CHURCH, (MEMBER OF THE BAPTIST UNION) income £171k
ST.PETERS NON-ECCLESIASTICAL CHARITIES income £46k
BRISTOL PENTECOSTAL CHURCH income £26k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST STEPHEN SOCIETY	£98k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
STROUD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP FY2025	£110k	—	above	—	no doubt
COMMUNITY OF SAINT JOHN FY2024	£116k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH, MIDDLETON FY2025	£36k	—	above	—	no doubt
STONY STRATFORD COMMUNITY CHURCH, (MEMBER OF THE BAPTIST UNION) FY2025	£171k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST.PETERS NON-ECCLESIASTICAL CHARITIES FY2026	£46k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.